Blackberry has ended plug on service for its once-ubiquitous business smartphones. They were toted by executives, politicians, and legions of fans in the early 2000s. The move marks the end of an era as the phones sported a tiny QWERTY physical keyboard. Then, it pioneered push email and the BBM instant messaging service. In recent years, Blackberry pivoted to making cybersecurity software and embedded operating systems for cars. Read more to know!
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Blackberry lost favour with users with the advent of Apple’s touchscreen iPhone handsets and rival Android devices. The company pivoted to making cybersecurity software and embedded operating systems for cars in recent years.
In a document published in 2020 wrote, Blackberry has ended legacy services for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS operating systems. However, they said devices running on them would no longer be supported and may not receive or send data, make phone calls or send messages reliably.
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Furthermore, the company mentioned that BBM Enterprise and BBM Enterprise for Individual Use (BBMe) would continue to be available on other platforms. It also said that on BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier. The service changes will not impact users ability to access their Password Keeper data, as it is stored locally.
Meanwhile, a US judge on Monday rejected the company’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by inflating the success and profitability of smartphones using BlackBerry 10 OS. Also, he added that the class-action case could go to trial this fall, reported Reuters.
We will quote this as the end of an era. What do you feel about this? Let us know in the comments below.
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